The North Carolina legislature, bereft of control of the governorship, continues to muddle onwards. WAVY.com reports on their sudden attempts to shut down a clean energy installation because they think it might interfere with a nearby Navy radar installation:
North Carolina legislators want the incoming Trump administration to shut down a nearly complete, $400 million wind farm they believe poses a national security threat because it’s too close to a long-distance surveillance radar installation. …
A 2014 agreement between [wind farm operator] Avangrid and the Navy said that although there is potential for conflict between the wind farm and the radar array, the Pentagon also sought to enhance the country’s renewable energy resources. The agreement specified placement of the project’s wind turbines and an understanding that the company would curtail operations “for a national security or defense purpose.”
Perhaps the legislature’s corporate masters are using them to fight the competition? Perhaps they have overblown opinions of their own technical knowledge? One Senator doesn’t watch the farm dismantled, just changes to the agreement. Maybe they’re in earnest. Still, this is a Navy matter, not a state matter, so you have to regard their activities – in light of their bizarre behavior in relation to the powers of the governorship – with more than the usual concern for hidden agendas.
